Description

Theory
1

Theory/Practice
1

Laboratory
2

Instructors

Olga Pinheiro

Contents

CP1 - Fundamentals of Direct Current (DC) Circuits: Ohm's Law, Power / Energy, Equivalent Resistance, Voltage / Current Dividers, Kirchhoff's Laws; Branch Currents Method (MCR) and others, Thevenin / Superposition Theorems.



CP2 - Fundamentals of single-phase Alternating Current (AC) Circuits: Steinmetz Transform, Inductive / Capacitive Reactances and Impedance; extension of laws and methods of analyses of direct current circuits for alternating current.



CP3 - Fundamentals of Analog Electronics: basic notions of operational amplifier, diode and transistor as ideal elements.



CP4 - Experimental analysis / simulation of electrical / electronic circuits (basic): implement and experimentally analyze electrical / electronic circuits using test / measurement equipment (e.g. Power Supply, Signal Generator, breadboard, Multimeter, Oscilloscope); implement and analyze electrical / electronic circuits using simulation tools.

Learning Outcomes

The general objectives of this CU are:

OBJ1 - master the fundamental concepts related to components and linear electrical circuits of direct and alternating current;

OBJ2 - know how to analyze and simplify electrical circuits of direct and alternating current from laws, theorems and fundamental methods, namely determining voltages, currents and powers at certain points / components of the circuits;

OBJ3 - implement electrical circuits from electrical schemes and identify the electrical scheme from an implemented circuit;

OBJ4 - use measurement instrumentation to analyze several electrical values;

OBJ5 - understand the operation of diodes and transistors, as ideal elements;

OBJ6- use simulation tools to analyze, debug, optimize and design electrical circuits.